Device for cleaning floors.



No. 867,967. PATENTED OCT. 15, 1907,

J. E. GEE.

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Specification of Letters Patent; Patented Oct. 15, 1907.

Application filed May 31,1906. $erial No. 319,592.

To all whom it may concern: p 18 a forked lever formed by a prolongationof the Be it known that I, JAMES EDWIN GEE, a subject of arms LL, andqisalight connectlngrod pivoted at one end the King of Great Britain, of37 a cloth or swab s, compressed toin conjuncgether so that it will lieround the half-wheel j between the flanges 7c is brought down through aslot at t in the periphery of the half-wheel j to which it is attachedby any convenient means. In the drawings a sliding piece u is showninside the the half wheel j, the end of the sliding piece being providedwith nut at o.

The inner smaller fork f, together with the roller 9 which turns in it,is drawn up by a spring w adjustable by a nut 90 upon a screw held withany desired pressure between the roller 9 ing mechanism in a position tooperate F1 3 1s averhe spring 1/) is shown supported between the head oftlcal section on a larger-scale, throu h the lower part the screw y anda tiansvelse bar 2 held between the of Fig. 1. Fig 4 1s a slmllalvertical section at light sides of the bucket b WhlCh is shown made intwo angles to Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a brush holding means. Similar lettersrefer sponding holes in the outer fork b, elongated so that the axle androller can move for a short distance longitudinally. I

j is a half-wheel, or segment, of considerable diameter, and of a widthsomewhat greater than that of the roller 9 which can enter freelybetween side flanges 70 of the half wheel j, (see Fig. 4).

Z, Z are side arms fixed upon the wheel or segment 9,

are forced into the back edge of the brush when the screw d is screwedup, so that the brush 0 is firmly and immovably held. Instead of one,two or more brushes may be used.

Light bars or brackets 11 are fastened to the transverse plate 3, to theends of which chains 7 are sus- I halt wheel j and the roller 9.

d d th f d f whi are fastened to the supports for said second namedbracket, means tor adjust 1g th tens n oi: t1 s 'n si'd su t a ollcrloose corners of the cloth or swab s, so as to insure the u e 1 ppm 1loosely journaled in both of said brackets, and means iior latter bemgexpanded 130 m5 P p Wldth when dehv' operating said half-wheel,substantially as described.

ered from the roller. '7. In a device for cleansing floors and the like,the com- Side guides 8, 9, forming part of the outer fork b are binationof a handle, a bracket,

- wheel or segment pivotally mounted on said handle and used to gmde thecloth 5 with celmmty between the adapted to carry a mop, said halt-wheelbeing provided with side flanges and also with a slot for receiving themop, a movable toothed portion adapted to be along said halt-wheel toengage and hold the mop, means for securing said movable part in anydesired position, and means for operating said hall-wheel, substantiallyas described.

8. In a device for cleansing floors and the like, the com bination of ahandle, a bracket carried thereby, a roller journaled in said bracket, amovable haltwhecl or segment pivotally supported on said bracket andprovided with side flanges, and a slot through which the mop may bepassed, means for securing the mop in said slot, said half-wheel beingwider than said roller so that the latter may come in between theflanges of said halt-wheel, and means or operating said half-wheel,substantially as described.

f). In a device for cleansing floors and the like, the combination of ahandle, a bracket supported thereon, a hallwheel or segment pivotallymounted on said bracket, sald halt-wheel being provided with sideflanges, a slot to receive the mop, and a raised piece, means carried bysaid segment for securing a mop in said slot and against said raisedpiece, a spring supported bracket located within said first namedbracket, a roller loosely journaled in both of said brackets, and meansfor operating said ballwheel, substantially as described.

10. In a device for cleansing floors and the like, the combination of ahandle, a bracket supported thereon, and a movable half-wheel or segmentpivotally mounted on said bracket and provided with side flanges, aslot, a raised piece, and means for securing a mop to said haltwhcel, asecond spring supported bracket located within said first named bracket,a roller loosely journalcd in both of said brackets and 0t such a lengththat it may enter between the side flanges of the said half-wheel,chains each adapted to be supported by said first named bracket at oneend, and to be fastened to the mop at the other end, and means foroperating said halt-wheel to squeeze the mop carried thereby,substantially as described.

11. In a device for cleansing floors and the like, the combination of ahandle, a bracket carried thereby, a movable halt-wheel or segmentpivotally supported by said bracket and provided with means or securinga mop thereto, and with side flanges, a spring supported bracket locatedwithin said first named bracket, a roller loosely journaled in both ofsaid brackets of such a length that it will pass between the sideflanges ot the halt-wheel, a sleeve slidably mounted on said handle, andrigid pivoted connections between said sleeve and said halt-wheel,substantially as described.

12. The combination in a device for cleansing floors and the like, of ahandle having at its lower end a forked bracket to the lower end ofwhich a brush is removably secured, with a swabbing and drying deviceconsisting oi an inner forked bracket, a roller turning on a bearingmovable in slots in the outer and inner forked brackets, and ahalt-wheel or segment turning upon a center passing through the outerforked bracket, and a sleeve sliding upon the handle and connected by arod with an arm upon the half-wheel or segment, a cloth or swab one endof which is attached to the half wheel or segment, while its loose partis compressed between the circumference of the segment and the roller,all substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

In using the apparatus the cloth 5 is dipped into water or cleansingliquid; the sliding sleeve 1' is then pulled up, causing the water heldin the cloth to be squeezed on to the floor and the cloth being tautround the hal -wheel or segment 9' the brush 0 may be unrestrictedlyused. The sliding sleeve 1' is then pushed down, when the cloth 8 formsa mop under the brush c. After mopping the floor one movement of thesliding sleeve 1 wrings the cloth and one movement in the otherdirection forms the cloth into a mop, as previously set forth.

To prevent the cloth from buckling when being drawn back a raised pieceor platform 10 is provided (see Fig. 3) on the back end of the peripheryof the half wheel or segment, upon which the bottom roller rests tree ofthe cloth each time it is in use on the floor.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is1- 1. In a device for cleansing floors and the like, the 'combination ofa handle provided with a bracket, a roller mounted on said bracket, anda movable haltwheel or segment pivoted in said bracket and provided withmeans for fastening a mop thereto, a sleeve, and means attached to thesleeve for moving said segment in contact with said roller, therebysqueezing the mop, substantially as described.

2. In a device :tor cleansing floors and the like, the combination of ahandle, a spring controlled bracket thereon carrying a roller, a movablehalt wheel or segment pivoted in said bracket and provided'with meansfor fastening a mop thereto and a sleeve sliding on said handle andconnected to said segment, substantially as described.

3. In a device for cleansing floors and the like, the combination of ahandle, a bracket supported thereon, a roller journaled therein, apivotally supported half-wheel or segment having means tor securing amop thereto, said segment being provided with edge flanges between whichsaid roller is adapted to enter, a sliding sleeve on said handle, andconnections between said sleeve and said segment, substantially asdescribed.

t. In a device for cleansing floors and the like, the combination of ahandle, a bracket secured to said handle, a squeezing roller looselyjournaled in said bracket, a halt wheel or segment pivotally mounted onsaid bracket and having means for securing a mop thereto, saidhalf-wheel being provided with side flanges or edges between which saidroller is adapted to enter, and also with a slot for receiving one edgeof .the mop, a sleeve adapted to slide on said handle, and pivotedconnections between said sleeve and half-wheel, substantially asdescribed.

In a device for cleansing floors and the like, the com bination of ahandle a bracket, a movable half-wheel or segment having means forsecuring a mop thereto and pivotally supported in said bracket, a secondbracket mounted within said first named bracket, a roller having an axleprojecting through slots in both of said brackets, and means foroperating said half-wheel or segment to squeeze the mop carried thereby,substantially as described.

6. In a device for cleansing floors and the like, the combination of ahandle, a bracket carried thereby, a movable halt-wheel or segmentpivotally mounted on said bracket and having means for securing a mopthereto, a second bracket mounted within said first named bracket,spring JAMES EDWIN GEE.

Witnesses An'rnun E. Eownnns, Amman T. BRAT'LON.

